# Accident 19990817043529A: Cessna 152, Kennewick, WA, August 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1999, 16:04 local time
- Place: Kennewick, WA
- Airport: Vista Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2106° N, 119.1591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2106&lon=-119.1591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6148Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6148Q-2018-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990817043529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) SOLO STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF A/C WHEN A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND HIT A/C DURING TAKEOFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA99LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA142), Aug 17, 1999: Cessna 152 (N6148Q), Kennewick, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions. A contributing factor was gusty winds.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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